thanksgiving weekend

hey all turkey day just passed amd heres the quick look back on what we did. the parentals came into town ,oh so happy, and we just kinda relaxed since they did have a long drive. just got some mexican food to eat and wait on hubby to get home from work. then thanks to the parentals they watched the kiddos and we had a date night!! harry potter deathly hallows part 1 was AMAZING! if you havent seen it go see it it was awesome. then a quick stop at my new fave place barnes and noble and home sweet home.

turkey day kinda sucked. even with the parentals in town it just wasnt the same. hubby was working all day and we didnt have family here. even the turkey wasnt the same. i took the parentals to the ship to see the thing that loves stealing my hubs so dang much. driving around after and then rented movies.

black friday! our first black friday where we actually went out to shop. i dont think we did it right though since it was about 10 am once we left the house and all the stuff was gone and not many things were on sale. blah so bought a few things here and there and back home. got everyone ready and left for lunch and lots of driving around. ended up in la jolla cove where it is so pretty. then left to a cupcake place since one id never been to one and had been wanting to so bad. so we went to cups. though it had a nice concept i have to say my cupcake was the worst! it made me sick but maybe it was just mine. hubby says his was ok and little one eats almost anything lol.

what we ordered:

chocolate milk $2 (little ones)


minty wonderland $4 (mine)


vanilla vixen $4 (hubbys)

*drinks*
hot chocolate - expresso - chai tea - chocolate milk

not sure how much the drinks were but everything came out to 25.00 YIKES!

if we go there again it will be just for this cute gear they have lol.

sat and sunday extreamly boring ha ha.

so that was our holiday weekend in a quick nutshell.

dear santa,

sometimes i wish i were a kid again getting all excited for christmas time. wondering what santa would leave me oh boy the suspence lol. now i'm all grown up and i'm santa's main helper for my kids. so far we have only bought a few things mainly clothes and no toys. i have no idea what else to get them they dont really play with the toys they have. any who i really want a few things that i hope santa can get me or hubby lol. 

 

in nwu of course

since i broke my hand mixer

my own bakery one day

about hmm 400 million dollars lol

* a house

....the list goes on....

anyway well i hope you all had a great thanksgiving and you have a good few weeks till christmas gets here. 

carving the pumpkins

today we carved our pumpkins. it was the second time our oldest child had done it. yet she didnt want to touch anything she just sat and watched us carve them. our youngest slept upstairs. we figured baby would try eating everything and grab the sharp objects. maybe next year baby will be able to help out. i think they came our pretty good and im proud of them. i also made the pumpkin seeds was so excited to do that and yup huge fail. i burnt the ones that were mine with pumpkin spice. let me tell you they made our house smell deeeelish yummm, well up until they started to burn.

  

here is the recipe for the seeds i made 

Step 1

Buy a pumpkin suitable for carving. When you are finished roasting the seeds the pumpkin will be a fantastic Halloween decoration!

Step 2

Cut off the top of the pumpkin around 3 inches from the stalk. You can draw a circle in pencil to use as a guide. Remember to use a sharp knife and be very careful! This can start to get messy so I usually do it in the sink or over newspapers for easy cleanup on a table.

Step 3

Remove all the seeds and place the seeds in a colander. Don’t forget there are often a lot of seeds attached to the lid! If you will later be carving the pumpkin for decoration, remove all the stringy pulp from the inside.

Step 4

Rinse the pumpkin seeds in the colander and remove any remaining stringy pulp.

Step 5

Place seeds on paper towels and dry thoroughly.

Step 6

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. (i personally think 400 was too high they started burning 10 min in) Place pumpkin seeds on a rimmed baking sheet in one even layer. For every 2 cups of seeds, drizzle with 2 teaspoons of oil. Toss with your hands to coat. If you would like to flavor your pumpkin seeds this is the time to do it! They taste great with chili powder, Chinese 5-Spice powder, pumpkin pie spice, onion or garlic powder. Be creative!

Step 7

Roast for 25 minutes, stirring every 10 minutes. Always keep the seeds in an even, single layer. Seeds are done when they are a nice golden brown color. Be sure to watch carefully the last 5 minutes to make sure they don’t get too dark or burn!

Step 8

Remove from oven and immediately sprinkle with 1/2-teaspoon kosher salt. Toss while the seeds are still hot. Cool completely.

Step 9

Enjoy! Pumpkin seed are a great snack. They are filled with vitamins and minerals such as iron, magnesium, phosphorus and zinc.